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QCHP Exam Dates

Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners. Who decides the date, what has to be finished before you can book, and how the booking is made.

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How the date is set

Prometric slot released by the evaluation letter

What you need before booking: The DHP evaluation letter

Who sets the QCHP exam date

Qatar's route begins with a job. A healthcare facility in Qatar opens your evaluation on the Department of Healthcare Professions portal, verification runs, and the outcome is an evaluation letter. That letter is what releases the Prometric assessment for your profession and grade. No national exam day exists.

Centres approved for the Qatar paper operate internationally, so you would normally sit before travelling. For planning, the QCHP timeline on this site lists the exam step as: 2 – 6 weeks depending on centre. Treat that as typical, not promised.

Open slots move every day and no two centres show the same ones. Before you book flights or hand in notice, look at what your Prometric account and the QCHP portal actually show. Page last reviewed .

Booking the QCHP exam, in order

  1. 1

    A Qatari employer opens the evaluation

    The facility starts your professional evaluation on the DHP portal, which is why an offer usually comes before anything else.

  2. 2

    Complete Dataflow verification

    Verification for Qatar tends to be the slowest part of the route, and the evaluation cannot finish without it.

  3. 3

    Receive the evaluation letter

    The letter states the profession and grade you have been evaluated at, and it is what makes the assessment bookable.

  4. 4

    Reserve the Prometric seat

    Sign in to Prometric's website (or create an account), choose the programme for your regulator, then select a centre and one of the dates it shows as free. The exam fee is paid online at the same time.

  5. 5

    Test day

    Carry the same passport you registered with plus the appointment confirmation, and be at the centre about half an hour before your start time. Bags, phones and watches stay in a locker. Registration and licence activation follow a pass.

Where the exam falls in the QCHP timeline

How long each stage of a QCHP licence usually takes when nothing is sent back for correction. The exam is one stage among several, and rarely the longest.

Employer opens DHP evaluation file
1 – 2 weeks
Dataflow verification
6 – 10 weeks
DHP evaluation letter issued
1 – 3 weeks after Dataflow
Prometric booking & exam
2 – 6 weeks depending on centre
Registration & licence activation
1 – 3 weeks after pass

The QCHP paper in four figures

Format
100 – 150 MCQs
Duration
2 – 3 hours
Pass mark
60%
Exam fee, USD (guide figure)
$220 – $280

QCHP exam dates: questions we are asked

Are there set exam dates for Qatar?

No. The evaluation letter releases a Prometric appointment and you choose from the open slots, which vary by centre. Your Prometric account shows current availability.

Can I sit the QCHP Prometric exam outside Qatar?

Yes. Once your evaluation letter is issued you can book any QCHP-authorised Prometric centre worldwide - India, Pakistan, Egypt, Philippines and the UAE all have centres.